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Gratitude Supports Healing & Receiving

Tanya Penny Occupational Therapist Vibrant Body Abundant Life Coach

Cultivating gratitude for all in our life (on a daily basis) supports us to heal our body, feel happier & to receive more in all areas of our lives- relationships, money/material, passions, purpose, spirituality.

Watch the short video above as I speak more on the importance of gratitude and how to cultivate more of it- even for the “bad” or challenging stuff. Then find more gratitude goodies to support you below.

I’m grateful that you are a part of my community.

xoxo Tanya 🙂

Tips & Tools to Cultivate Your Attitude of Gratitude All Year Long:

1) Take time each morning & evening to write/speak what you are grateful for today (include yourself!).

2) Take time daily to look at the stuff in your life that your ego would call “bad” or challenging. What gifts, lessons, or opportunities to heal & grow might these situations and people be providing for you?

3) Share often with the people in your life why you are grateful for and appreciate them.

Receive more support to heal & receive 100%

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Healing Multiple Sclerosis

Tanya Penny Occupational Therapist Vibrant Body Abundant Life Coach

On September 23, 2004, I was running the St Luke’s Women’s 5k. Now, it is important to tell you that I was not feeling well even before the run. For a week prior I was not sleeping and having trouble finding words/speaking. My husband thought it best I didn’t go, BUT because I was a pusher & pleaser, I insisted on running it anyways. After the race, I was really struggling to speak, at all. I assumed it was just because I was tired so went home and took a nap. Several hours later I woke and was no better. I was scared. I decided to go to finally go to the ER as we thought maybe I had a stroke. 5 hours later I was given the devastating diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. I worked as an Occupational Therapist with people who had M.S….and now I was on the other side. My days of running and hiking could be over. Many end up in a wheelchair. Over the next 3 years I continued to have many relapses that led to losing vision in my right eye, numbness and weakness in my arms & legs, trouble walking, pain, and worsening anxiety & depression. The medication I was taking was not helping and gave me flu-like symptoms every other day. In September 2007, after another bad relapse, my inner voice said there had to be another way. I stopped taking my MS medication that day and started my alternative/MB healing path. Today … Continue reading →

Stress Less & Nurture You

Tanya Penny Occupational Therapist Vibrant Body Abundant Life Coach

“Stressing Less & Living A Balanced Life” is an essential key to healing your body & receiving more in ALL areas of your life.  Truth: Stress blocks your guidance & taking actions that nurture you and are in alignment with your heart & soul. The #1 cause of stress is FEAR. Our fear-based thoughts & beliefs are what keep us from taking actions that nurture us & move us towards our heart’s desire. What are the most common fears/beliefs that keep you paralyzed, cause you to over-do & make you crazy? -I should do more, work harder or ELSE …(fill in the blank). -I have to be, do it perfect or “right”. -If I do or say x, y, or z I will lose love, approval or money. -If I speak up for myself or shine my light/am seen I will be rejected or hurt.  If we don’t shift these beliefs/fears, then we stay stuck in fear-based actions AND either end up sick (acute or chronic), have a breakdown in another life area (love, money, career, etc.) OR BOTH!  Tips & tools to Stress Less, Nurture You & Live a Balanced Life: 1) Reflect/Write- Where am I falling into “All or Nothing” Syndrome in my life? Money, cleaning, eating healthy, movement/exercise, a project, work, etc.? 2) What can I do in moderation today? Even for 15-30 minutes or 25-50%, AND feel good about (vs. doing nothing or over-doing)? 3) Block time in your schedule daily for rest & play (at least 15-30 min for each). 4) Is there … Continue reading →

Connect With The Divine You- Part 3

Tanya Penny Occupational Therapist Vibrant Body Abundant Life Coach

Most of our beliefs are self-limiting or negative, we are unaware of, AND come from our family, culture, religion, and peers. They are usually NOT true. You attract what you believe about your self and the other 6 areas of your life- health, spirit, passions, purpose, money, and relationships. Our beliefs also cause us to take actions (or not) every day and create the emotions you experience. If you are not 100% happy in one or more area of your life then you will want to take time to discover what belief(s) are holding you back from abundance in that area(s) and then learn the tools to shift them. Connecting with, trusting and following guidance from your something bigger is essential to heal & receive more in all areas of your life. Not doing so will cause anxiety, depression, anger, illness, and even hold you back from fully living your purpose or more receiving money with ease. Please take some time today to watch the short video above AND use the tips, tools, and resources below to connect, trust and shift so you can heal your body/mind & receive more abundance in all areas of your life. Love, Laughter, & Light, Tanya 🙂 Tips, Tools, & Resources: Carve out time to reflect on the self-limiting or negative beliefs you hold about your self, health, spirituality, passions, purpose, money, and relationships/love. Download this document to support you with the process. Continue to journal daily, with compassion & curiosity, on your thoughts … Continue reading →

Connect With The Divine You- Part 2

Tanya Penny Occupational Therapist Vibrant Body Abundant Life Coach

Disconnection from self (and spirit) is one of the top causes of anxiety, depression, weight, pain, illness and disease. Dis-ease with self = disease of body. Learning to connect and accept all parts of you is essential to heal mind, body, spirit & co-create your abundant life of peace, passion and purpose. This is not always easy as we get too busy and caught up in all the things we “should” do. We continue on this path until illness knocks on our door- perhaps acute or chronic, emotional and/or physical. Connecting with and using your breath is a powerful and easy tool to use anytime, anywhere to support you to connect with yourself, release stress, and feel more peaceful & happy. I learned the hard way that it is important to slow down, listen to my body and feel my emotions daily. When you are dis-connected from self, stuffing your emotions, and out of alignment in one or more areas of your life, your body will let you know. It will begin by knocking softly…and if you don’t listen, more and more loudly with negative symptoms (pain, weight, fatigue, insomnia) and eventually full blown illness (Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, etc.). Please take some time today to watch the short video above, use the tips, tools, and resources below to connect, listen, and feel for your health, peace & happiness. Tips, Tools, & Resources: Practice stopping, closing your eyes and breathing several times a day- create an event or alarm in your … Continue reading →